The Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs is considering more regulation
of agency employment. It also wants the Labour Office to have more powers
to combat the exploitation of foreign workers, Minister Jana Maláčová
told the Czech News Agency on Friday. She said these measures were part of
a larger set that will be included in an employment bill due to be
published in the second quarter of this year.

The minister also reacted to an investigative article published by German
broadcaster Deutsche Welle, which reported on miserable conditions for
migrant workers employed at a Czech company owned by Agrofert, a
conglomerate founded by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. Ms. Maláčová said
the article could act as an incentive for an investigation by labour
inspectors. Mr. Babiš has said the Deutsche Welle story was ‘made up’.